Time in Washington, United States 🇺🇸
The current local time in Washington, United States is shown below — the city is in the America/New_York time zone (UTC -04:00 · EDT).
Washington local time
Wednesday, 30 September 2026 EDT
Location & Time Zone
Coordinates
38.91° N, 77.04° W
Population: 705,749
Time zone
IANA: America/New_York
UTC offset: -04:00 · EDT · Eastern Standard Time
Country: United States · ISO US
Washington right now
Time difference
Washington is shown here relative to your device's time zone.
Planning a call? Compare hours side by side in the time zone converter.
Daylight saving time
Washington changes its clocks: UTC -05:00 in winter (standard time) and UTC -04:00 during daylight saving time.
The next clock change is calculated from your device's date.
Sun today
Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 18:54
Day length 11h 50m · twilight and monthly table →
Explore more for Washington
Everything else we track for Washington: daylight, weather, the country overview, and the exact time-zone references.